Animal display bench



Nov. 26, 1940. A, w. BOW

ANIMAL DISPLAY BENCH Filed May 22, 1939 Patented Nov. 26, 1940 y UNITEDSTATES..

.ApFE'lC1Efg a This invention. relatesI to wall structures andisparticularly concerned' with Wallstructures.

that may be readily assembled or disassembled.

An object of the-inventionis to provide means 5 .zfo-r associatingtwowalls in perpendicular arrangement; so that accidental displacementof saidwallsis-impossible.

Incarrying out the above object itis a further object to provide oneofsaid walls witha hook lzthat' is 'adapted to be insertedl within acut-out.A portion of the yother wall so that when Ythe walls abut one.anothervtheA hook prevents. displace ment thereof.

.It is a.further object to provide means/for pre-. laventing thev hookcarrying wall` from being moved away from its. .abutting engagement withthe other wall.

A still further object of the inventionis to provide a vertical wallhaving: a plurality .of

20".'spacedl separating wallsl associated therewith so that each of..the. separatingwalls has an edge thereof Iabutting a face of `thevertical wall, means` beingsprovidedV for simultaneously locking saidseparating v'walls in position, whereby displace- .ment thereof. withrespect tol the vertical wall. is

prevented.v

- Furtherobjects and advantages of the present invention vwill beapparent from the following description, reference being had to theaccom- 30.panying drawing wherein a. preferred embodiment .of thepresent invention is clearly shown.

In the drawing: Fig. 1 isa view,;inperspective, cfa preferred form'ofwall structure. 3,.. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary end view of thestructureshown 1n Fig. 1.

Fig; 3'is a fragmentary View taken in the directionlof the arrow. 3in-Fig.. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary View taken in the dilmrection of the arrow 4 inFig. 2 showing the arrangement ofthe hooks. used in connection withtheseparating walls.

Fig. 5 isV an enlarged fragmentary view, taken on the line 5-.5of Fig.4, of one of the hooks in 45H.position with .respect to the verticalwall.

Fig.v 6 isa fragmentary View taken in the drection of the arrow 6 inFig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a sectional'view taken on line 'l-'l of Fig. 1`, and 56;. Fig.8 is a fragmentary view of the vertical wall showing the constructionused to form adstrap 3liis ,placed over the cut-out 32, and avsitefside.v of wall 20. The walls 38 are each other animals wherein theseparating wallsimust necessarily.. be Vpositively heldin positionagainst displacement. thereof.U Structures of,A this type f mayalso. bentilizedassstalls, portable booths for exhibition purposes,displaystands, or for. many 5,*

other related uses wherein ease of assembly and stabilityof constructionare/essential details..

Referring to the drawings, and4 particularly to'` Fig. 1,- 28 indicatesa ,verticalA wall which may be formed from any well knownconstructionalma- 1Q terial, preferably plywood., The wall 20, hashinged thereto. affloor or.A bottom wall 22, by means of hingesZt. Thehinges 26 are preferably of the type known as piano hinges whichfacilitate assembly due to the rigidity of construction. Of 15.",

course the usual type of' strap or butt hinge may also -be used ifdesired. When assembling the structure lthe floor 22 .is opened to theposition shown in Fig. 2 which, isperpendicular tothe wall 20. iioor orground, or upon horses as shown at 30.

The vertical wall 20 is provided with a plurality o-f spaced cut-outportions 32yadjacent the top l edge thereof, whichmay be made intodoublecutoutsas shown in Fig. 8, when desired.,v wherein a screw36/ispassed therethrough and screwed into the wall. 4In this manner twoapertures'` or cutouts can be formed with a minimum of effort.

4Inorderto form stall-s, or compartments, and 30` also to'hold the wall20 in its vertical position l with respect `to wall 22, a plurality ofspaced vertiy cal separatingwalls 88V are provided either on one sideonly of wall 20 or on both sidesof wall 20 if another bottom wall 22 isprovided on the oppoend of hook 40 is inserted through the aperture 405,

32 and thenthe separatingwall is'rotated downwardly around the hookuntil the edges of the.` wall 38abut a face. of wall 20 and-wall 22. Inthis positionthe wall 38 cannot be displaced laterallyoutwardly-sincethe hook 40 engages the strap 34.` "Io prevent longitudinal or sidewardmovement of the wall 38, each' of the said walls is provided with one ortwo pins `42 `which fit into apertures. 44 inthe iioor 22. The apertures44 are substantially aligned with the cut-outs 32 so 50 that theseparating walls 38, when iny place, are substantially perpendicular towalls 20 and 22. A

It is apparent that the walls 38 cannot be displaced with respect to thewalls 20 or 22, except by upward movement of the walls 38 around the 55hooks 40. In order to eliminate accidental mo-vement in this direction,I h-ave'provided each of the separating walls with a notch 46 thereinad- .jacent the lower edge thereof. The iioor 22 has hinged thereto alocking member 48 whichhas a 60' The entire assembly is, placed on the2Q..

portion* 50 adapted to interiit with the notches 46 when the member 48is in the position shown in Fig. 1. Thus when all the separating Walls38 are in position, the member 48 can be brought intointerlockingposition therewith; and V:simul-` taneouslylock each one ofthe walls;.38fin posi,Y tion wherein the walls cannot be disassembledwith respect to walls 2U or 22 without first re moving the member 48 tothe position shownin dotted lines in Fig. 2. Heretofore it has been necessary to individually lock each Wall in placey structures of this type,and it is manifestthat the simultaneous locking action of-member 4"ma1terially reduces the time required to set upthis-V assembly as well asmaking the entire structure" more'rigid. v

Inv the drawing it willbenote'd that'separating walls 38 may vbe placedon either side of .the vel` tical 'wall 26.` Thus, the hook from aWall38 on' one side of walllies substantially againstthe sideface of aseparating wall 38 placed on` the oppositeside-of the `wall 20, sincethe walls '138 3walls-are used von both 'sides of wall 20.

are preferably substantially aligned.` The disposition* of fthe hooks`is clearly illustrated in 35::as'shown in Fig. 6, and is passedthrough' one of the cut-out-portions 32 in the wall 20, and isthenboltedtoeach ofl the-sections 54 and 56. In this marinerftheend wall 52is easily assembled 'and is rigidly held in place against displacement.

Thewalls' may be provided in anyv desiredlength and'with any desiredspacing of separating walls. can be quickly and easily assembled vorvdisassembled.- When the walls are knocked-down iand folded togetherallsections are substantially flat to facilitate "packing andtransportation.

The hooks'llll,42'and v58 can all be countersunk and made from flatstockif desired, so as to increase the ease of packing. -While the embodimentof the present invention' ash'erein disclosed, constitutes y a"preferred form, it .is tolbe understood that "other Lforms might lbeadopted, all" coming within thescope ofthe claims which follow. .i s

What'is claimed is as follows: f

1. An .exhibitk stall for animals comprising inA combination, La floorsection,` a Vertical Wall runningY longitudinallyrof said. floor. andassociated` therewith,.aplurality` of spaced separating walls adapted.to engage .the verticalwall and abut thel vertical wall andthe oorperpendicularly, and

means for zassociating: the floor. with the separating walls at arpointremote `fromithe .vertical Wall, saidmeansbeing effective tosimultaneously interlock with Yeach of said separating walls adjag. centthelower edges 'thereof only., f

2.. Anjexhibit stall for animals comprising in combination, a floorsection, a vertical wallrunning, longitudinally of said floorandassociated A therewith, a plurality of spaced separating,wallsvadapted .to engage the vertical wall and abut; the

vertical-,Wallandvthe floor perpendicularly, and an` interlolingportionhinged longitudinally o f It is apparent that a structure as disclosedthe oor at the side opposite the vertical wall and adapted when raisedto a. position perpendicular with the iioor and substantially parallelwith the vertical wall to concomitantly lock with each of saidseparating Walls adjacent the `lower edges thereof only. 1

3. An exhibit stall for animals comprising in combination, a wall, apair of walls hinged longitudinally to the rst-mentioned wall adjacentone edge and on opposite sides thereof and adapted to provide a floor onboth sides of said 'rSt-men- `tioned wall when placed perpendicularthereto, saldi first-'mentioned Wall having an aperture therein at apoint spaced from the hinged edge thereof, ltwo separating Walls adaptedto be placed perpendicular with respect to the first-mentioned wall-andAthe second-mentioned walls, means to hold the separating walls insubstantially perpendicular, relation to theiirst-mentioned wall, saidseparatingfwalls being in substantial alignment on, either side oftheiirst mentioned'wall, a hook associated with the face of each separatinglwall andfadapted to ft Within said aperture and liesubstantially'adjacent, to the face of the other separating wall forlocking .the separatingwall to the fiirst-mentioned wall and meanssecured to: the second-mentioned Walls 4and interlocking with a portionof the separating walls for preventing displacement of the separatingWalls when said separating walls are in position whereby saidhooks cannot be removed from said aperture, said means being shiftable forpermitting disassembly ofthe walls.

"fl, Ani exhibit stall for .animals comprising in combination, a oor, avertical wall associated longitudinally with fsaid floor adjacent `thecenter thereof insubstantially a T formation, anaperture adjacent theupper edge of said' walLseparatingwalls` adapted to abut the floor andfirst wall substantially perpendicularly and in alignment on oppositesides of the first Wall, hooks and; having 'spaced apertures Vadjacentthe upper. edgethereof, a; plurality of separating' walls` adapted tosubstantially abut theV oor and the vertical-wall `in perpendiculanrelation 1 thereto and arranged so that eachwall of a pair. lthereof ison an oppositejside of the vertical y.Wall and'in substantial alignmentwith the other wall ofsaid pair, hooks associated with saidseparating-walls and vadapted to berinserted within said apertures,means cooperating with said separating Walls and passingA into aperturesin the iioor for assistingfin holding said separating walls in oneposi-V tion with respect to the first wall and the floor 21.*;ncllmeans`for lholding said separating walls fromiipward movementwith respecttothe iioor,v

saidmeans beingelective to lock'all vof saidseparafting walls inassembled relation.

ANDREW ,WILSON BOW.

